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<blockquote data-quote="drwillini" data-source="post: 1212497" data-attributes="member: 7762"><p>I think that is a really interesting question in both dimensions. Is the end game 16? And if so, would the BIG be moved by UNC and UVa?</p><p></p><p>I get the idea that the more we expand the more we lose our roots, but depends on what is the key determinant of our brand. Is it cool crisp Midwestern football Saturdays with orange leaves and combines rolling. Or is it large geographically contiguous nationally recognized flagship universities with excellent academics, research, professional programs, and sports teams that collaborate in the classroom and compete on the sports field. If it is the latter, you could make a case that adding UNC, UVa, GaTech, FSU/UF, and 2 of Vandy/Duke/ND/Clemson fulfills the brand.</p><p></p><p>Getting to 20 in this way is interesting. To these new 6 you add PSU, UMd and Rutgers, and one traditional BIG school. Logic would say Ohio St., but I would suggest it could be IU - who markets themselves to the east coast. At this point we would have the traditional BIG (plus UNl - IU) and the new Southern additions plus IU. IU really doesn't have any football rivalries to preserve except Purdue, and there is already an exception made for that. So by adding this many in this way, you could essentially get back to a traditional BIG football schedule in North.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drwillini, post: 1212497, member: 7762"] I think that is a really interesting question in both dimensions. Is the end game 16? And if so, would the BIG be moved by UNC and UVa? I get the idea that the more we expand the more we lose our roots, but depends on what is the key determinant of our brand. Is it cool crisp Midwestern football Saturdays with orange leaves and combines rolling. Or is it large geographically contiguous nationally recognized flagship universities with excellent academics, research, professional programs, and sports teams that collaborate in the classroom and compete on the sports field. If it is the latter, you could make a case that adding UNC, UVa, GaTech, FSU/UF, and 2 of Vandy/Duke/ND/Clemson fulfills the brand. Getting to 20 in this way is interesting. To these new 6 you add PSU, UMd and Rutgers, and one traditional BIG school. Logic would say Ohio St., but I would suggest it could be IU - who markets themselves to the east coast. At this point we would have the traditional BIG (plus UNl - IU) and the new Southern additions plus IU. IU really doesn't have any football rivalries to preserve except Purdue, and there is already an exception made for that. So by adding this many in this way, you could essentially get back to a traditional BIG football schedule in North. [/QUOTE]
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